{"id":1425,"date":"2023-02-27T01:17:37","date_gmt":"2023-02-27T00:17:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aboutriver.com\/?p=1425"},"modified":"2023-02-27T01:17:37","modified_gmt":"2023-02-27T00:17:37","slug":"which-countries-does-the-amazon-river-run-through","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aboutriver.com\/which-countries-does-the-amazon-river-run-through\/","title":{"rendered":"Which countries does the amazon river run through?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Amazon River is the largest river by discharge of water in the world, and by some definitions it is the longest. The Amazon basin is the largest drainage basin in the world, with an area of about 7,050,000 square kilometers. The headwaters of the Apurimac River on Nevado Mismi had been considered for nearly a century as the Amazon’s most distant source, until a 2014 study found that the glacial ridge Sima de los Huesos in the Cordillera Ranges of Peru could be the true source of the Amazon.<\/p>\n

The Amazon River runs through Brazil, Colombia, and Peru.<\/p>\n

How many countries does the Amazon run through? <\/h2>\n

The Amazon is a vast biome that spans eight rapidly developing countries—Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, and Suriname—and French Guiana, an overseas territory of France. The Amazon is home to an incredible diversity of plant and animal life, and is of vital importance to the global climate. Despite its importance, the Amazon is under threat from deforestation, climate change, and other environmental threats.<\/p>\n

The Amazon proper is a large river that runs through Brazil and Peru. It is also the border between Colombia and Peru. The Amazon has a series of major tributaries in Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. Some of these tributaries flow into the Marañon and Ucayali rivers, and others flow directly into the Amazon proper.<\/p>\n

What countries border the Amazon river <\/h3>\n